Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Edmund Beecroft and Mabel Pinder

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Husband Edmund Beecroft [14709]

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           Born: 27 May 1875 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1945 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St. James Woodside Churchyard, Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GQJB-39C

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         Father: Thomas Beecroft [14693] (1832-1879)
         Mother: Emma Frances [14703] (1830-1892)

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       Marriage: 6 Dec 1907 - Bombay, Bombay, India 1

Events

• He appeared on the England census in 1881 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Edmund Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1881
Event Place:
Horsforth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Residence Note:
Fern Villa
Gender:
Male
Age:
7
Marital Status:
Single
Marital Status (Original):
Single
Occupation:
Scholar
Birth Year (Estimated):
1874
Birthplace:
Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
RG11
Piece/Folio:
4333/8
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1881/4361724/00024&parentid=GBC/1881/0019997484
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Edmund BeecroftSonMale7Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth RobinsonSisterFemale54Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Emily MortimerServantFemale17Suffolk, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1891 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Edmund Beecroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
HORSFORTH
Event Place Note:
Newlay Wood
County:
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Horsforth
Ecclesiastical Parish:
GUISELEY
Enumeration District:
1
Registration District:
Wharfedale
Gender:
Male
Age:
17
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Mechanic Fitter
Birth Year (Estimated):
1874
Birthplace:
Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Page Number:
10
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3524/ 8
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3524/0017&parentid=GBC/1891/0024294988
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Emma F BeecroftHeadFemale61Yorkshire, England
James Hy BeecroftSonMale39Yorkshire, England
Lavinia BeecroftDaughterFemale36Yorkshire, England
Ada F BeecroftDaughterFemale20Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Edmund BeecroftSonMale17Yorkshire, England.

• He appeared on the England census in 1901 in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England. Name:
Edmund Beacroft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
31 Mar 1901
Event Place:
Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish:
Mytholmroyd
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Mytholmroyd St Michaels
Sub-District:
Hebden Bridge
Registration District:
Todmorden
Gender:
Male
Age:
27
Occupation:
CHIEF DRAUGHS MAN RAILWAY
Relationship to Head of Household:
Visitor
Birth Year (Estimated):
1874
Birthplace:
Newlay, Yorkshire
Schedule Type:
91
Page Number:
14
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
George B WhitakerHeadMale28Halifax, Yorkshire
Sarah A WhitakerWifeFemale29Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
George M WhitakerSonMale1Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
Margaret WhitakerDaughterFemale0Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
Edmund BeacroftVisitorMale27Newlay, Yorkshire
Emma DakinServantFemale29Sheffield, Yorkshire
Caroline DakinServantFemale24Sheffield, Yorkshire.

• Military: 1910. Indian Army Quarterly List for 1 January 1912
Surname: Beecroft
Given Name: Edmund
DATE ASGND: 1 July 07
Birth Date: --
RANK: Captain
UNIT: Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps
REMARKS: Supy. List, 13 Aug 10
Page #: 589.

• He died in 1945 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Edmund Beecroft
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Name:
Edmund Beecroft
Event Type:
Death
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1945
Registration District:
Bradford
County:
Yorkshire
Event Place:
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Age:
71
Birth Year (Estimated):
1874
Volume:
9B
Affiliate Line Number:
102.

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Wife Mabel Pinder [14710]

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           Born: 17 May 1880 - Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1949 - West Yorkshire, England
         Buried:  - St. James Woodside Churchyard, Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: 9KLB-FM5

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Children

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1 M John Stuart Beecroft [18612] ¹

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           Born: 3 Sep 1909 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 1
     Christened: 16 Oct 1909 - Bombay Presidency, India 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GQC6-C3F

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2 M Edmund Reginald Beecroft [14711]

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           Born: 15 Oct 1919 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Aug 1940 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried:  - St. James Woodside Churchyard, Horsforth, West Yorkshire, England
FamilySearch ID: GDC5-VPP

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Burial Notes: Husband - Edmund Beecroft

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Gunner Edmund Reginald Beecroft
397 Battery 49th S/L Regy R.A
Born 15th Oct 1919, Killed 21st Aug 1940
Younger son of Edmund & Mabel Beecroft
grandson of John W Pinder
Also Edmund
husband of Mabel Beecroft
Born 27th May 1875. Died 30th Jan 1945
Also Mabel
wife of Edmund Beecroft
Born 17th May 1880, Died 31st July 1949

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Mabel Pinder, person ID 9KLB-FM5.